SILK


Meaning of SILK in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ heavy

▪ delicate , fine , thin

▪ soft

▪ pure

▪ artificial

▪ rich

a drawing room decorated in rich blue and purple ~s

▪ faded

▪ watered

▪ raw

▪ Chinese , Thai , etc.

VERB + SILK

▪ wear

▪ produce

fine ~s produced in Italy

▪ spin , weave

▪ be lined with , be trimmed with

SILK + NOUN

▪ industry , mill

▪ merchant

▪ moth

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~ (= wearing clothes made of silk)

ladies in ~s and satins

▪ of ~

an evening dress of pure white ~

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .